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Save up to 60% with unlimited bus travel, explore Greater Manchester without the burden of thinking about how much every journey would cost.

Whether you walk to lectures, cycle across campus, drive home at weekends or use public transport to get around Greater Manchester, your experiences matter.

The University’s flagship international volunteering programme, Team Rwanda, has come to an end after an inspiring final year.

We’re looking for creative students to join our Student Content Creator team! Are you interested in sharing your life as a student by producing social and content for University channels? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

Latest update: 4.15pm The incident is believed to be fully resolved and all services working as expected. If you are a student and are experiencing issues please report them to IT Services by raising a ticket in Connect. Latest update: 2.30pm IT Services have found the cause of the network connectivity issues and connections have…

We are reminding everyone to use Microsoft Teams for online meetings, teaching support, collaboration and events wherever possible, ahead of the planned retirement of University Zoom licences at the end of the 2026 calendar year.

A welcome message from your Postgraduate Research Officer, details of Welcome events for PGRs and lots more support for your time at Manchester.

If you’re about to finish your studies with us there are some life-admin things that you either need to do or know about to make your next move a bit easier.

Masters nearly done? We’ve got some great ideas to help you take a break, celebrate what you’ve achieved and enjoy the city before your next chapter begins.

The University of Manchester has maintained its place among the world’s leading universities, retaining its position in the UK’s top six and as one of Europe’s highest-ranked institutions in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

The University has taken part in Manchester Pride since 2011, and 2026 brings another opportunity for students across the University to get involved and show their support for our LGBTQ+ community.

A message from your President and Vice-Chancellor, following the news of the death of Professor Jason Arday, Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Cambridge.

Course Unit Selection for 2026/27 opens next week – and we know it’s an important step in getting ready for the new academic year.

From time to time, bikes and locks are left behind when they are no longer needed, forgotten at the end of the academic year, or simply reach the end of their useful life. Over time, these unused bikes and locks can take up valuable cycle parking spaces, making it more difficult for others to find…

We’re delighted to announce that, thanks to our partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the free 41 bus is returning from Monday 3rd August for one-year.